Note: this might be the most important concept Iβll ever talk about. If you take anything away from me as a coach (other than spend more time training in the Aerobic system), it should be the following emphasis on rest. Letβs dive in:
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Last week we talked about training stimulus. I mentioned at the end that while the stimulus is important, itβs the RESPONSE that we are truly looking to achieve. After all, what good is an extremely hard workout if we donβt get the benefit of it?
(π Other than more Kudos on Strava, of course!)
Measuring our response in real time would be incredibly difficult and would essentially require a muscle biopsy to measure mitochondrial activity. Instead, we can measure the response over a long time as we see progress in the efficiency of our metrics.
The good news is that while we canβt easily quantify our direct response, we CAN quantify our recovery, which is used as a proxy for our response. Recovery is perhaps an even better measurement because it brings other life variables into the equation. This is incredibly important because:
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